The update marks a major policy pivot for the administration, which previously paused debt relief through certain programs.

“This is a tremendous win for borrowers,” Winston Berkman-Breen, legal director for Protect Borrowers, told CNBC. (2) “The ...

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced Monday that the state’s medical debt relief initiative has eliminated roughly $6.5 ...

The Trump administration has reached a new agreement with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) that could unlock ...

North Carolina's Medical Debt Relief Program has relieved more than $6.5 billion in medical debt for over 2.5 million ...

Advocates are ecstatic after the Trump administration agreed to a student loan forgiveness deal that will allow millions of borrowers to see relief, a rare happy break for a group that ...

In July, U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved a medical debt relief incentive program for acute care hospitals in North Carolina proposed by Gov. Roy Cooper and the N.C. Department ...

Are debt relief programs legit? Yes. Debt relief, aka debt settlement or debt resolution, is a legitimate industry that can be helpful to people experiencing certain financial difficulties. However, ...

Updated policies by hospitals and creation of the Medical Debt Relief Program by the former governor has led to 2.5 million North Carolinians being freed of ...

If you’re eligible, it could be wiped out. And you won’t even know about it until after it’s done. It’s all part of a year-old program where Gov. Katie Hobbs set aside $10 million in COVID funds to ...

North Carolina’s medical debt initiative, announced in 2024, has delivered more relief than initially expected in a state ...

Recently, the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against seven companies and three individuals operating the "Accelerated Debt" program that falsely claimed to reduce consumers' debt by as ...